Monthly Archives: April 2009

Started mine by listening to Vandana Shiva spell it out, again, in words of splendid simplicity, on CBC’s The Current. The poverty and suffering inflicted by globalised trade – poor countries unable to compete with subsidised imports from wealthy countries; … Continue reading →

In scrambling to finish reading a library book (The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry) I came upon an essay called The Pleasures of Eating, which I was happy to find as well at the Center … Continue reading →

All this rain and cold must have been getting to me and I’ve got a bit behind with postings, so here’s a grab-bag of things. The herons are nesting in a nearby park which makes for great spectator sport… if … Continue reading →